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VANCOUVER -- Bo Horvat didnt know whether he was going to play, but he still made the most of his chance. Horvat, Vancouvers first draft choice this year (ninth overall) recorded two assists for his first points of the NHL pre-season Monday night as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 6-1. He got into the lineup as a result of suspensions to wingers Zack Kassian and Dale Weise. "I wasnt sure what was going to happen or if I was going to get in, but Im glad I did," he said. Horvat, who is trying to make a case for himself as a third or fourth-line centre, assisted on Vancouvers final two goals in the third period and finished plus-two on the night. The 18-year-old and fellow top 2013 draft pick Hunter Shinkaruk (24th overall) set up Mike Santorellis second goal in two consecutive games by putting the puck on the net before the veteran backhanded home a rebound. Then Horvat set up Tom Sestito to close out the scoring. "You definitely feel more comfortable with every single game, and you build up confidence to play ... and make more plays," said Horvat. "Im kind of getting used to (the NHL level) now." In addition to supplying points, he won 8-of-10 draws. Such results will help him as he tries to stick in the NHL instead of going back to his London Knights junior squad in the Ontario Hockey League. "I felt that things were going my way a little bit more in the face-off dot," he said. "I got my timing right and I tried to figure guys out." Demanding Canucks coach John Tortorella liked what he saw of Horvat -- at times. "He played well in the second half of the game," said Tortorella. "He has a lot to learn about the game and momentums of games, as he should. But you can see whats there." Yannick Weber and Jannik Hanson both scored a goal and added an assist as the Canucks posted their first pre-season win in four outings. Hansens first-period power-play goal, which put the Canucks up 2-0, proved to be the winner. Weber, who turned 25 on Monday, put the Canucks ahead 3-1 with a slapshot from the point at the 11-minute mark of the second period. The Morges, Switzerland native, who signed as a free agent in July after five seasons with the Montreal Canadiens organization, now has four points in three exhibition games. Known for offensive prowess with the Habs before they let him go, he was glad to contribute as the Canucks, featuring mostly veterans, controlled play throughout the game. "I think we have a good group (of young right-handed defencemen) thats fighting for spots," said Weber. "For me, its just important to play my game and show them what I can do, especially after last season." Tortorella liked what he saw of the rearguard. "Webs has had his ups and downs, played better tonight," said Tortorella. "I think Webs being surrounded a little bit more with National Hockey Leaguers has helped him tonight. I thought he played well." Tortorella was also impressed with Santorelli, a 27-year-old Vancouver native who is trying to crack the Canucks lineup after splitting last season with Florida and Winnipeg. "Santorellis played well from day one," said Tortorella. "Hes making a pretty good case for himself." Chris Higgins and Jason Garrison also scored for the Canucks. Martin Hanzal replied for the Coyotes. Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo picked up his first win of the pre-season as he played the full 60 minutes, recording 21 saves while rarely tested. Luongo saw his first action since allowing four goals in the first 12:24 in a 4-1 home loss to Edmonton last week. "I felt good," said Luongo. "Like I said before camp even started, Im not worried about results right now. Its more of a process." Notes: Kassian was suspended Monday for the rest of the pre-season and the first five games of the regular season for a high-sticking incident against Edmonton centre Sam Gagner on Saturday. Gagner suffered a broken jaw on the play and is out indefinitely. ... Fellow Canuck winger Weise was suspended for the rest of the pre-season for a hit to the head on Taylor Hall in the same game. ... Canucks 2012 top pick Brendan Gaunce also got into the game because of the suspensions. ... Phoenix captain Shane Doan and centre Mike Ribeiro were among Coyote regulars who sat out. ... Vancouvers Daniel and Henrik Sedin were used as penalty-killers. ... Former Vancouver Giants star Gilbert Brule is getting a chance at a second stint with the Coyotes. Brule, the sixth overall pick by Columbus in 2006, is on a professional tryout with Phoenix, where he spent 33 games in the 2011-12 season following a trade from Edmonton. He toiled in Switzerland for 14 games last season. ... Vancouvers David Booth remained sidelined with a groin injury that he suffered Saturday in the morning skate prior to the game against Edmonton. Booth was slated to make his return in that game from an ankle injury that had kept him out since March. But the groin injury kept him off the ice. Duke Riley Youth Jersey . The 33-year-old defender has spent his entire career at Chelsea, scoring 57 goals in 621 appearances. He regained his regular starting place under Jose Mourinho in the season that ended at the weekend without Chelsea winning a trophy. Sean Harlow Falcons Jersey .com) - Marian Gaborik scored his sixth goal in the last four games to help the Los Angeles Kings top the Arizona Coyotes, 4-2, Saturday at Staples Center. http://www.falconsapparelsshop.com/takkarist-mckinley-falcons-jersey-c-52/. Both of Padakins goals came in the second period while Zane Jones added a single in the first period for Calgary (13-6-4). 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BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Joey Logano was only a few laps away from victory when suddenly, holding off Paul Menard wasnt his main problem. "I could tell something was wrong on the back straightaway," Logano said. Loganos flat tire with about five laps remaining allowed Menard to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday at Michigan International Speedway. It was Menards second victory on that circuit and first since 2006, and Logano was left trying to come to terms with a race that was going well until the final moments. "I hate to give them away like that," Logano said. "You look at the silver lining I guess, which is we had a fast race car and should have won the race. You win some this way and lose some this way." Logano was leading when he was derailed by the tire problem. Menard took advantage of his good fortune, holding off Sam Hornish Jr. by 0.468 seconds. It was Menards first Nationwide start of the season. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third, followed by pole-winner Kyle Busch and Brian Scott. Regan Smith finished seventh and remained atop the points list. Menard, one of several Sprint Cup drivers in contention in the event, won the 250-mile, 125-lap race in his No. 33 Chevrolet. He figures he might have had a shot to win even without Loganos mishap. "I would have liked to have lined up nose to tail with Joey," he said. "It would have been a hell of a race." Logano wasnt disputing that, but the point became moot when he ran over something in his No. 22 Ford and dropped all the way back to 16th place because of the cut tire. "The 33 was quick and had a fast race car also. We were going to have a race because he was catching me a little bit," Logano said. "Sometimes you are the bug, sometimes you are the windshield. It is never over until it is over. You think you are in good shape and you are worried about a caution more than anything else and then the next thing you know you hear it starting to come apart." Busch won his third Nationwide pole of the year but was unable to repeat his victory two weeks ago at Dover. Scott was the highest finisher among this years Nationwide regulars, holding his own among several Cup drivers. "Ive been fortunate to run a couple Cup Series races, and I felt like it was a huge benefit to me and my team in the Nationwide Series," said Scott, who along with Menard was part of a big day for Richard Childress Racing. "The added track time, just driving something with more horsepower. You actually figure out ... the grip threshold, and you realize just how high it is. Then you can get in your Nationwide car and you know that youre nowhere near it or youre at it, and how to approach that." Hornish nearly won the Nationwide Series in 2013, but his sponsorship money dried up and he parted ways with owner Roger Penske. Hes made only three Nationwide starts this year, but the irregular schedule doesnt seem to be affecting his performance. Hes finished in the top five in all three races, including a victory at Iowa in May. He was in the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing on Saturday. "Its not really a knocking-off-the-rust thing, because Im at the shop every week," Hornish said. "I feel like Im keeping from being rusty by the amount of things that Im doing as far as that. Gotten to do a little bit of testing, and theyve given me good cars. Everybody at Joe Gibbs Racing has been super nice to me so far -- glad that we could come out and have another good day for them." Alex Manninger Liverpool Jersey . "Right now were kind of looking at him at the end of the rotation right now," said pitching coach Pete Walker. "Not indicative of how hes doing or how hes feeling. 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A lot of us have lived that.The 19-year-old was 2-2 with a 2.42 goals-against average and .902 save percentage at last years tournament as Canada settled for a fourth-place finish.That experience has helped the Montreal Canadiens second-round pick stay focused this year.We know that if we dont take care of this moment right now, if we dont take advantage of what we have in front of us, live in the moment, we wont have that chance at the end, he said. Its not that hard to just stay right here and take one step at a time and not skip a step.According to Canadian coach Benoit Groulx, the experience from last years tournament gave Fucale the edge for Sundays start.We like both of our goalies. They have been very good so far. It is just a matter of picking a very good goalie for tomorrow and Zach has the experience from last year, said Groulx. 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